OTTAWA — With the Liberals enjoying a rare polling bump in Western Canada, some have wondered if the currently seatless Prime Minister Mark Carney could mount a run in his home province of Alberta in the imminent federal election, expected to be called just days from now.

But locals say, just because it’s theoretically possible for a surging Carney to eke out a win somewhere in Edmonton or Calgary, doesn’t mean it’d be a good idea for him to try.